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GIVE THANKS AND PRAISE TO GOD ABOVE

Scripture Verse

O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, because His mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 118:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 319. Al­so see His Ten­der Mer­cy.

Music: Stone­field Sam­uel Stan­ley, 1810 (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

Give thanks and praise to God ab­ove,
For ev­er­last­ing is His love;
Praise Him, ye saints, your Sav­ior praise,
Forever good in all His ways.

Let all His ser­vants tell abroad
The nev­er-fail­ing grace of God;
Let all who fear Je­ho­vah’s name
His ev­er­last­ing love pro­claim.

In bond­age of dis­tress and grief
To God I cried, and sought re­lief;
In won­drous love He heard my plea
And set my soul at li­ber­ty.

Though foes as­sail I will not fear,
For at my side the Lord is near;
The Lord my help­er, I shall win
The vic­to­ry o’er the hosts of sin.

Who put their trust in God most high
On ev­er­last­ing strength re­ly;
Their con­fi­dence shall pass away
Who make the arm of flesh their stay.